Hearing Celia and others call Simon 'Boss', Kerim Derevyanko also used this title at some point.
Simon took the information, opened it and joked: "No problem, a general who doesn't want to be a soldier is not a good general. I will hand over your position to Victor later and I will let you lead the team."
Victor Kostalev is another senior executive of UFMS with the title of vice president. He also participated in the Rwanda War in April and is currently mainly responsible for the daily training of UFMS soldiers.
Krim heard this and immediately refused with a smile: "Forget it, I don't think I should be too ambitious."
After a few jokes, Krim stopped making jokes and waited patiently for Simon to look through the list of names.
Simon had no intention of letting go of what happened half a month ago.
In the first half of the year, certain things gave a warning to the traditional forces and political and business leaders in the United States. This time, Simon wants to shock the underground forces of the entire world.
In addition to the Westeros family intelligence team already operating in Italy, this team on the list will be a sharp knife for execution.
Compared with the monthly salary of US$500 while stationed in Rwanda, Simon provided each person with a compensation of US$30,000 for this operation, and the death benefit was also increased to US$150,000. Moreover, as a special operation that will not be recorded in UFMS business, the remuneration for this mission will not be deducted, and no tax will be required. All income will belong to the individual participants.
In many movies, professional killers are always paid millions of dollars, which is basically nonsense.
Professional killers do exist in reality, and there are many of them.
However, for this special profession, human life is far less valuable than ordinary people imagine. In chaotic Latin America or Africa, you can hire a professional killer for a few hundred dollars. Even in developed Western countries, this price is usually less than Rarely more than $100,000.
As for cutting-edge assassinations that could have a huge impact on celebrities and rich people, outsiders are usually not used, and it is basically impossible to be a lone wolf-style operation.
Just like those times in the first half of the year.
It is entirely the intelligence team of the entire Westeros family that is operating.
Because there was no reliable executor for the time being, Simon could only hire teams from Latin America through secret channels, and finally had to clear out those people. Because he didn't want to hear one day that an insider was arrested by the authorities and confessed what happened in the past in order to get a reduced sentence.
This time is different.
After the Rwanda War and the integration of the Westeros system in recent months, this group of people under the UFMS can basically be regarded as direct descendants of the Westeros system.
Because the interests involved are so deep, even if they are accidentally arrested by the authorities, the chance of these people betraying them will be relatively small.
Moreover, the 'split execution' strategy developed by Simon for this plan, inspired by several actions in the first half of the year, can ensure to the greatest extent that there are only a few complete insiders of the whole thing. For example, the execution team of UFMS will only be told to accept the entrustment of a mysterious client to travel to Italy, and all subsequent remuneration will be paid in untraceable cash.
There is also the intelligence team of the Westeros family. Although more than 300 people have entered Italy at this stage, they actually have a clear division of labor and are not subordinate to each other.
Even if there are some betrayers in the future, they will only have partial knowledge of the whole thing, let alone directly identify Simon.
Therefore, even if everyone knows that the mastermind behind the scenes is Simon Westeros, without a complete chain of evidence, everything is in vain.
The reason why many gang leaders in the West can get away with justice is in most cases because of this.
The subordinates do all the dirty work, and the bosses are still civilized people.
After reading the information, it was found that although there were only 18 of them, they were all experienced in many battles. In terms of personality and psychological evaluation conducted quietly, this group of soldiers who could be called 'cold-blooded killers' were sufficient to carry out certain upcoming tasks.
Simon was very pleased with this.
He also didn’t explain too much to Derevyanko. He simply told someone that someone would contact him later, and then started discussing other things about UFMS.
After leaving the UFMS base at around six o'clock in the afternoon, Simon and his team returned to Rivni, the capital of Rivne Oblast, 60 kilometers away.
Will stay here tonight.
This is a state in Ukraine with a very backward economy. After the country's economic collapse, the city of Rivni looked very dilapidated. When we returned to the city, it was already dark. Due to insufficient power supply, many blocks in the city were dark. They were built during the former Soviet Union. There are only a few cars on the wide road, and the supporting street lamp equipment is very complete. Only occasionally one will be turned on at some important intersections.
Sergei Komorov prepared a dinner for Simon at his private residence in the center of Rivni.
The Governor of Rivne Region, Yuri Miloslav, and several other high-level state officials were specially present.
Now that it has been decided to use the Rivne Oblast as the base of the Westeros system in Ukraine, the first thing to do is to deal with the people in power in this area. Simon is not naive at all and thinks that just by virtue of his status as a super rich man, he will be sought after by everyone wherever he goes. The key is always profit.
Although Ukraine has launched an electoral system at this stage, it is only limited to the president and parliamentarians. The top levels of state governments are still accepted by the Kiev authorities, which gives the Westeros system sufficient room to operate.
The Westeros system and Yuri Miloslav have reached a tacit understanding. Here to help him continue to secure the governor's position during this high-level transition, Miloslav needs to fully stand on the side of the Westeros system.
Of course, there is certainly no shortage of other interests involved.
Yuri Miloslav is 59 years old and has three sons and two daughters.
The Westeros system has determined that it will help Miroslav's eldest son enter the Kiev authorities. The position is not high, but there is a lot of room for promotion. It is not impossible to return to Rivne Oblast to succeed his father's governorship in the future.
At the same time, the Westeros system also funded Miroslav's second son to establish an international trading company through Sergey Komorov. For Ukraine, which is lacking in materials, this type of enterprise only needs to have domestic and foreign partners. With connections, the profits will be huge.
This suggestion was made by Simon, because in his memory, similar domestic trading companies were very popular before and after the reform and opening up.
In addition, Miloslav's youngest 17-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter rushed to study in the UK last month. Even his eldest daughter, who was already married, was absorbed by Komorov into his company and held a well-paid idle position.
The entire Miloslav family has arranged everything clearly.
At the same time, the bundling of interests was completely completed.
In addition to the governor, the Derevyanko family also has a strong influence on the military and police systems of Rivne Oblast. It will be completely controlled in the next few years. The Westeros system is also planning to fund spokespersons to fight for state and national legislators. seats.
In the Ukraine that Simon remembers, the control of the oligarchs has completely reached the level of warlords.
For example, Ukraine's richest man Akhmetov basically uses Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast as his private territory. Not only does he have private armed forces, but the police and army have also become completely vassals of this oligarch. At the same time, he controls more than 50 members of the Ukrainian Congress. Member seats account for one-ninth of Ukraine's 450 parliamentary seats. These members include Akhmetov's bodyguards, drivers, dentists and family lawyers.
In 2014, the oligarch even manipulated eastern Ukraine to hold an 'independence referendum', established the Donetsk Republic, and launched a civil war with the support of Russia.
The same is true for Simon's objectives operating in Ukraine.
Simon does not intend to encourage his spokesmen to break up the earth and seal the king, but he will never allow the future long-term political turmoil in Ukraine to affect the interests of the Westeros system.
To achieve this goal, Rivne Oblast is just the beginning, and several states in northwestern Ukraine are within Simon's field of vision.
Of course, these cannot be accomplished overnight.
However, compared to other forces such as the 'Petrovsk Gang' that had just gained power, Simon's layout was already ahead of many others.
Although Rivne Oblast is a remote and barren region in Ukraine, the governor of a region cannot be obtained casually.
The reason why the Kiev authorities were able to relent was also because of interests.
The Westeros system's support for Kuchma before and after the presidential election is one thing, and it will continue to provide economic support to the 'Petrovsk Gang' whose foundation is not solid, and it is another.
Finally, there is the most direct interest: the arms trade.
After a Rwandan war, the Westeros system has successfully taken root in Africa. In recent months, it has also established ties with several countries in southern Africa. Rwanda will also become a long-term stronghold of the Westeros system.
Through the international trading company established in the Westeros system, Ukrainian weapons will be continuously transported to Africa.
The Ukrainian end of this trade channel is in the hands of President Leon Kuchma, who came from Ukraine's famous "Southern Machinery Factory" ordnance system. It is currently in charge of Leon Kuchma's son-in-law Victor Pinchuk. Pinchuk is also the Ukrainian oligarch Simon remembers.
Preliminary estimates indicate that this part of the arms trade alone will bring Ukraine US$200 to US$300 million in foreign exchange every year, more than half of which will directly fall into the pockets of the Kuchma family.
The arms trade volume of two to three billion US dollars is looked down upon by Western military industry giants, and the delivery of arms to Africa will easily arouse public criticism. However, Ukraine has no such concerns. This country has fallen into collapse, and arms exports are the only thing that can win at this stage. Foreign trade business needs to be done.
As for why Ukraine exports weapons to African countries through trading companies in the Westeros system as an intermediary, instead of going into battle in person
The reason is also very simple.
Africa is too poor to have enough cash and foreign exchange to purchase weapons. It can only exchange through various resources. Ukraine does not have the ability to realize this, and the resources are exactly what the Westeros system needs.
As a result, African countries obtained weapons, the Westeros system obtained mines, and Ukraine earned U.S. dollars.
All three parties are very happy.
As the Westeros system's transit point in Africa, Rwanda can also obtain tax and other benefits from these trades.
After easily seizing power with the help of the Westeros system, the Tutsi government was already inclined to turn its back and expel the Westeros mercenaries. No one would be better off if there was a tiger sleeping on the bed. This is the reason why South African EO companies are always expelled after helping African government forces fight wars.
However, due to interest relationships and other supporting operations of the Westeros system, the Rwandan government has now given up some ideas.
The Westeros system also created an 'African Singapore' pie for the Rwandan government, which had no resources, no land, no land, and only a relatively advantageous geographical location, which was quite popular.
After the dinner, Simon took a car to a manor in the south of Rivni city.
It's not in the suburbs, but still close to the city center.
The former Soviet Union does not have the urban layout of wealthy suburban areas like the West.
The manor, which covers an area of about two hectares, is located on the bank of an artificial lake in the south of Rivni. The main villa is a rare castle-style building in the city. It has three floors and covers an area of more than 1,500 square meters. It is very grand and surrounded by tall trees. Only the spire of the castle-like villa can be glimpsed.
The manor was once the retirement residence of a retired Soviet general.
In the former Soviet Union, it was a trend for high-level government officials to build holiday villas everywhere. Gorbachev, who was determined to reform, even used 2,000 troops to build a holiday villa for himself in a mountain. It took three years and cost a lot of money. Or the defense budget.
Then of course it works well, but ordinary people know very little about it. .
The Soviet Union has collapsed and there are no more generals.
This manor was originally coveted by many people, but as a result, too many people were interested in it. In the past few years, no one has been able to get it, and it has been listed as government property. It wasn't until Simon confirmed that he needed a place to stay in Rivni after taking root in Rivne Oblast that the manor finally completed its 'privatization', and the price was very low, equivalent to less than 300,000 U.S. dollars.
Of course, this money is a drop in the bucket for Simon, but it is not something that the natives of Rivne Oblast can afford.
This is actually the reason why the manor has never changed hands.
Many people want nothing but nothing, and naturally no one is willing.
It was already 11 o'clock in the night, and the lights in the manor villa were still brightly lit, not at all the gloominess of other areas of the city.
There is no airport in Rivni.
Simon took a car from Kiev before dawn in the morning and rushed directly to the UFMS base in the northern part of Rivne Oblast, so this was his first time here.
Celia is arranging everything else.
When you enter the villa, the first thing you see are six young girls standing respectfully in the hall. The reason why they are called girls is because, at first glance, they look really young, at most 16 years old.
The girls have typical Slavic female appearances. They are all about 1.7 meters tall, with light blond hair, light green eyes, pretty faces, and the lips that are very recognizable to Slavic girls.
Ukraine is different from the West. It is common for girls to get married at the age of 14, and they are adults at the age of 16.
In the villa hall, Celia's personal assistant Emily Joplin, who came here in advance, signaled the girls to say hello to Simon. She stepped forward to take the boss's coat, not forgetting to give Celia a slight nod, and then turned to the man. He said softly: "Mr. Westeros, do you want to rest now?"
Simon looked at the six beautiful vases with admiration, shook his head and said, "Make a pot of coffee first. Also, is there a smaller living room here?"
Emily said: "There are both upstairs and downstairs."
Simon said: "Go upstairs."
As he said that, he walked towards the stairs. Emily quickly stepped forward to lead the way, while Celia followed Simon on the other side.
The girls standing in a row saw the legendary young tycoon leading Celia and the two girls upstairs. They didn't receive any orders and just stood there in a polite manner.
Chosen from thousands of girls, they know how hard-earned this job is.
Since they were selected, they moved into this villa and started a completely different life.
While being fully satisfied materially, the girls began to receive various rigorous trainings, and their speech and behavior were all regulated, including the fact that contact with their families was deliberately cut off.
Close to a buyout.
The girls' families have no problem with this either.
Because when the girls got the job, their families were properly accommodated.
In such a prosperous and turbulent era, just a girl was exchanged for the prosperity and stability of the family. Some capable family members of girls were even placed in government departments. The price was completely worth it.
Arriving at a small living room on the second floor, Simon sat down on the sofa. Emily asked a few more questions before exiting the room.
After Emily left, Celia, who was sitting on the single sofa next to her, opened a file box she had just brought in. She glanced at the man's expression and explained with a teasing smile: "This is Comoro My husband and their arrangements, knowing that you like young girls, are all carefully selected. I also helped you check according to the standards of the Wei family maids, and specially asked for the selection standards from Dumei Point. So, If you’re still satisfied, boss, you can taste it tonight.”